Compensation & Incentives Lead - Hybrid

Orion; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Coverage

401(k) with match

Parental Leave

Pet Benefits

Pawternity Leave

Pet Insurance

Student Loan Repayment

Job summary

Orion seeks a Senior Manager, Compensation to own Orion's core annual compensation deliverables, including merit cycles, market pricing, bonus payments, and sales compensation plans. You will lead a two-person team within the HR Business Partner organization and ensure on-time delivery of critical processes.

You will partner with HRBPs and Finance to drive data-driven pay decisions, build dashboards, and communicate clearly with leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years in broad-based compensation programs; exec/board not required.
• Experience owning recurring compensation deliverables (merit, market pricing, bonus, sales).
• Strong analytical and Excel skills; able to build audience-ready reports.
• Excellent communication; can advise HRBPs and leaders directly.
• Proven track record delivering deadline-driven processes.
• Experience with HRIS/compensation systems; interest in automation/AI a plus.
• Experience administering sales incentive/commission plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of compensation partners.
• Own the annual merit increase cycle end to end and calibration.
• Own the annual bonus/incentive payments with timely payouts.
• Own the annual market pricing and salary structure review.
• Own the annual sales compensation plan process with Finance alignment.
• Direct maintenance of job evaluations, ranges, and structures.
• Partner with HRBPs on day-to-day compensation questions.
• Build compensation dashboards and ad hoc pay equity analyses.
• Translate data into clear communications for HRBPs and leaders.
• Escalation point for sales comp questions with Sales and Finance.
• Identify improvements to streamline compensation processes.
• Serve as a steady voice on compensation during organizational changes.
• Ensure compliance with pay transparency and wage regulations.

Skills

Change Management

Compensation Strategies

Compensation Structures

Conflict Resolution

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Decision Making

Executive Compensation

Financial Management

Human Resources

Performance Optimizations

Risk Management

Salary Structure Design

Strategic Thinking

Technical Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Finance

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Orion seeks a Senior Manager, Compensation to own Orion's core annual compensation deliverables, including merit cycles, market pricing, bonus payments, and sales compensation plans. You will lead a two-person team within the HR Business Partner organization and ensure on-time delivery of critical processes.

You will partner with HRBPs and Finance to drive data-driven pay decisions, build dashboards, and communicate clearly with leaders.